Monthly Archive: July 2018
Day Eighteen
Y, oh Y, oh Y!
We begin today with Trench Y, which started off with high hopes, quickly became troublesome and has continued in that manner with…
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Day Seventeen
When is a bowl not a bowl?
There was considerable excitement in Trench T today, with the discovery of what looked very like the base of a round-bottomed…
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The daily morning rush in the Finds Hut as the site re-opens for business – compressed into 30 seconds.…
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Click on any of the images for a larger version……
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Day Sixteen
What? No walls?
Another week is starting at the Ness with the return of several old faces and the arrival of new ones.
There is a distinctly international…
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A few shots from today. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.…
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Day Fifteen
More surprises from Structure Ten!
Today is the end of a long week, which started last Sunday with our first Open Day.
It’s not surprising, therefore, that people…
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An overview of the entire excavation site from Trench J – containing Structure Five and the northern corner section of the “Great Wall of Brodgar”.…
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A selection of images from today’s activities at the Ness. Click on any image for a larger version.…
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Day Fourteen
Welcome news…
We have news about the whalebone, mentioned yesterday as being found in Trench Y amidst the hunt for the putative west wall.
As it is in…
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